S92.136
S92.136 — Nondisplaced fracture of posterior process of unspecified talus
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S92.136 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced fracture of posterior process of unspecified talus. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.
This code requires a 7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S92
- A
- initial encounter for closed fracture
- B
- initial encounter for open fracture
- D
- subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- G
- subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- K
- subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- P
- subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
S92.136 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead S92.136
7 child codes. Green means billable.
- S92.136ANondisplaced fracture of posterior process of unspecified talus, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S92.136BNondisplaced fracture of posterior process of unspecified talus, initial encounter for open fracture
- S92.136DNondisplaced fracture of posterior process of unspecified talus, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S92.136GNondisplaced fracture of posterior process of unspecified talus, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S92.136KNondisplaced fracture of posterior process of unspecified talus, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S92.136PNondisplaced fracture of posterior process of unspecified talus, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- S92.136SNondisplaced fracture of posterior process of unspecified talus, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S92.13. If S92.136 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S92.131Displaced fracture of posterior process of right talus
- S92.132Displaced fracture of posterior process of left talus
- S92.133Displaced fracture of posterior process of unspecified talus
- S92.134Nondisplaced fracture of posterior process of right talus
- S92.135Nondisplaced fracture of posterior process of left talus
Questions about S92.136
- Is S92.136 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S92.136 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S92.136 sit in the tabular list?
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injuries to the ankle and foot (S90-S99).